: Admin : 2020-09-22
NEW DELHI: India’s daily Covid-19 case tally dropped by nearly 20% on Monday as sharply reduced testing on Sunday resulted in lower detection of infections. Monday’s count of 73,279 cases across the country was the lowest daily tally in September even as deaths reported on the day remained relatively high at 1,047.
Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh had the highest growth rate of Covid-19 infections last week (September 14-20), with cases in the state having risen by 35% over the previous week. It was followed by Uttarakhand, with a 28% growth in infections, Himachal Pradesh (27%), Kerala (25%) and Punjab (23%), as per data collated by TOI from state governments. Overall, India’s cases grew by 13% last week.
In absolute terms, Maharashtra had by far the highest number of new cases during the week at 1,48,334, at a growth rate of 14%, followed by Karnataka (59,992 cases; 13% growth), Andhra Pradesh (58,391; 10.2%), UP (42,187; 13.5%) and Tamil Nadu (39,234; 7.8%). Chhattisgarh saw cases rise by 22,192, which put it in 10th spot in absolute terms. However, this growth came from a low base of infections as the state had recorded less than 64,000 total cases till September 13. In deaths, Himachal had the highest growth rate of 56%.
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